Down in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina lineDown in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina lineWell now me and old Elmer WaterfieldUsed to sit beneath the pinesArguing whose car was fasterWas it his or was it mineThen hear and tell the storyYou'd swear that it was trueHis old Ford and one Plymouth of meWent a hundred and twenty-twoDown in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina lineDown in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina lineDown in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina lineDown in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina lineIf you want to spread a rumorOr a gossip, please feel freeJust ask old Lonzo CooperHe's better than NBCDown in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina lineDown in the country, amongst the pinesNorfolk, Virginia, near the North Carolina line